Maurice binder
silvertoe
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I am new to the forum and still finding my way around so forgive me if this has been discussed elsewhere. Maurice binders contribution to the Bond franchise was huge, he was born in New york 1918 and died of lung cancer in 1991. His title sequences are instantly recognisable with the lovely ladies and the avid use of silhouette imagery, in his own words he explained how the iconic gunbarrel sequence was devised in just 20 minutes whilst on his way to a production meeting with Broccoli and Saltzman by simply using white price stickers and having blood run down the screen. Binder worked on all but two of the Bond films prior to Goldeneye when he was succeeded by Daniel kleinman. He did not work on From russia with love or Goldfinger when Robert brownjohn took the reins.
Outside of the Bond franchise Binder worked on many other films including The mouse that roared, The battle of britain and The billion dollar brain. All of his titles were memorable but i think my personal favourite was You only live twice, despite looking a bit like a Bond villain himself he was apparently a lovely fella and unequaled in his field.
Outside of the Bond franchise Binder worked on many other films including The mouse that roared, The battle of britain and The billion dollar brain. All of his titles were memorable but i think my personal favourite was You only live twice, despite looking a bit like a Bond villain himself he was apparently a lovely fella and unequaled in his field.
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His legacy is part of Bond folklore.
His titles for The Wild Geese are really good too.
Yes, totally agree with that TRK, Joan Armatrading’s “Flight Of The Wild Geese” is a magnificent, haunting song.
In fact, The Wild Geese is my favourite Roger Moore film. I have watched it countless times.
The ending gets me every time..
'Me too!'
Roger Moore 1927-2017